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The fertile and in some instances yet rocky village of Kipajit village, Chemagel constituency, Sotik in Bomet County came alive when its most-famous daughter and star athlete, Mercy Cherono got formally engaged in a traditional ceremony that will for long linger in the collective memories of those who attended.
Cherono — a former 3000m junior champion and Commonwealth 5000m gold medallist — accepted the hand of US-educated Edmond Samoei as she moved one step towards saying bye to the single-ladies club during the koito, as the ceremony is called in her Kipsigis dialect.
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